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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sacks does think there may be a link between having ________ and cyclical vomiting as a child and migraines.
(a) Motion sickness.
(b) Processed foods.
(c) Foster parents.
(d) Anger.

2. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.
(a) Arousal.
(b) Movement.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Activity.

3. The later interviews with a patient should delve more deeply into the _________ of the patient so as to discern the best possible treatment.
(a) Children.
(b) Life.
(c) Spouse.
(d) Mood.

4. Sacks points out that some migraines tend to present themselves as a ________, from the earliest signs to the aftereffects.
(a) Package.
(b) Syndrome.
(c) Unit.
(d) Condition.

5. What is NOT one of the things that are listed in the possible visual sensory hallucinations that one might experience?
(a) Geometric figures.
(b) Stars.
(c) Flashing lights.
(d) Flashbacks.

Short Answer Questions

1. There may also be changes in the levels of __________ which can be present in the aural symptom experience.

2. Sacks says that the only way to test the family connection theory of migraines is to see if a child with migraines in his family develops migraines when living with a ____________.

3. Sacks wants to point out that there are few _________ that have any value in helping with a migraine case.

4. Finally, there may be disorders of perception, __________, and memory during the course of aural symptoms.

5. Some hallucinations in migraine patients might give a person a sense of __________ for no apparent reason.

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